I had such fun making this card for this week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge #637. I used some new colours from Stampin’ Up! and a very old die for the flower. And Just Add Ink’s challenge is #703 and is a Choose Two, Balloons-Bright Colours-Birthday, and I chose bright colours and Happy Birthday.

My next challenge is for Sketch Saturday #751.

I started getting out the dies to cut the shapes for my card and came across a die I hadn’t used for years, and decided to use it for my card today, and it is the pretty dress.

Another challenge and another sketch, this one for Freshly Made Sketches, #636.

This card features a background die and the die cut strips from it make up the side panels of the sketch, the top and bottom panels are the white space from the die cut background.

This challenge I am entering is with Just Add Ink, and it’s a sketch challenge #702.

I love sketches, and this was a fun one for me to do. I love playing with patterned paper and embossing folders. And I love lots of layers.

Today’s card is for the TGIF Challenges blog, Picture Perfect Background, #tgifc473.

To make my background I chose 3 ink colours and blended them using a stencil and blending brushes.

The Colour INKspiration challenge is a Facebook group for Stampin’ Up! enthusiasts and here are this week’s challenge colours.

And here is my card. I didn’t have all these colours as they are new ones, so I swapped them for similar colours.

I am back with another challenge, this one is Global Design Project who are now running their challenge on Facebook and this entry is #GDP445

I blended the three colours using a stencil and embellished with the foliage and a lovely message.

Today I am sharing a card I made for the latest Retro Rubber Challenge Blog and its a nautical theme, #rrcb230.

I chose to use my yacht punch and add it to a scene I created using the Oceanfront stamps from Stamping’ Up! which I’ve had for a couple of years.

Last week I was honoured to be selected in the Top 3 category at Sketch Saturday, and I’m back this week with a card featuring hexagons for Challenge #750.

I loved making this card and when I chose the paper which has flowers at the bottom and blue at the top, I got the idea to cut the hexagon shapes in the blue and some in the flowers and alternate them on the card. I love how it brings it all together.

Today’s card is for a colour challenge with TGIF Challenges, #tgifc471.

When I put the ink pads on my table I instantly knew what I wanted to do with them.